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Patented lJune 20,1882.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. DOUBLEDAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ELLEN M. DOUBLEDAY, OF SAME PLAGE. Y

FUR-FACAED FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 259,980, dated J une 20, 1882.

` Application filed January 2B, 1882 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LWILLIAME. DOUBLEDAY, a citizen of theUnited States of America, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manufacturin g Hats and other Fur-Faced Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to ymake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

In the drawing, which is a vertical section of a machine adapted for the carrying out of my invention, A B G represent respectively the feeding-apron, the blower, and the fur upon the apron 5 but as these parts of the -machine may be of any usual or approved construction adapted for blowing fur upon an exhausted surface they need not be specilically described.

D is a dat perforated or retculated surface placed above an exhausting-chamber, E, which is connected with an exhaust-fan, F, whereby millinet, or other suitable fabric of loose texture or mesh formed fromsubstantially nonfeltable ber.

L is another supply-roller, carrying a roll of felted or woven fabric composed in whole or in part of a feltable liber.

M is the bed, and N the vibrating platen or jigger, to which a rapid reciprocating motion is imparted by means of levers N N2 from a crank-shaft, the platen being lifted automatically at frequent intervals to permit the feeding forward of the material which is being acted upon by the platen, feeding-rollers j j being employed for that purpose 5 but as this class of machines, commonly called jiggers/7 are in common use a detailed description need not be given. It is essential that the vibratin g platen or jigger shall rest lightly upon the material.

My invention may be operated as follows:

The fur of any desired description, preferably nutria, is placed upon the apron and by the action of the blower is delivered in suitable condition to the exhausted perforated surface over which the mosquito-nettin g or its equivalent is being moved, and, as will be readily understood, a continuous sheet of feltable woven or felted fabric is delivered from roller L to the upper surface of the fur, the fur being between the mosquito-netting and the said fabric. As the three materials are passing under the j iggerits vibratory motion serves to stick the fur to the feltable fabric which is being moved forward bythe feed-rollers j j', the raising of the platen'and the feeding forward of the material being properly timed relative to therate at which the fur is fed to the blower by the apron, so as to produce a flowing nap of suitable thickness. After passing thejigger or sticking-machine thematerial is subjected to the usual scalding operation and then ordinarily beaten up; or, when preferred, the fab ric, after having had the fur nap thus applied to one side or face, may be wound upon the feeding-roller L in such relation to the roller that the surface of the fabric which is not napped Ishall be placed in contact with a second layer of fur superimposed upon mosquitonetting and again subjected to the operation of sticking and scaldin g, whereby a fabric will be produced having a center or base of woven or felted fabric with a-loose iiowing nap of fur upon both sides. Again, when desired, the two surfaces of the woven or felted fabric may be napped with fur of different colors; or, when preferred, the fabric after having been napped upon one side with `fur may be dyed of any desired or possible color and be napped upon the opposite side with fur of a different color; or small bat-s may be made either upon a flat exhausted surface or upon a cone, which bats are afterward laid upon the surface of a fabric composed in whole or in part of feltable fibers in such manner that when the material has vbeen subjected to the action of a platen or jigger, N, the surface of the woven or felted fabric shall be covered with a loose flowing fur nap; but in practice I prefer to apply the furbat in the manner herein described.

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This newly-invented fur-faced fabric will be found very desirable for cutting into strips to be used for trimming various articles of Wear, or to form the outer material in the manufacture of cloaks or similar garments, or to be cut into suitable shape for the manufacture of hats, caps, or bonnets, it being readily understood that in consequence of the base being of woven or felted and consequently somewhat elastic material it canbe made to conform to the desired shape in the manufacture of hats or bonnets.

I do not in this ease claim any inventions except such as are specically recited in theA claims hereof, preferring to claim all other patentable features which are shown or described in another ease which I have filed as a division of this one.

WILLIAM E. DOUBLEDAY. ,:f

Witnesses:

HARRY N. LOW, J. S. BARKER. 

